16,179 Shares in Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC) Bought by Proficio Capital Partners LLC

Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GSBC - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 16,179 shares of the financial services provider's stock, valued at approximately $966,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned about 0.14% of Great Southern Bancorp as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GSBC. Independent Advisor Alliance raised its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 219.1% during the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 24,862 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,425,000 after acquiring an additional 17,070 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its position in Great Southern Bancorp by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 151,966 shares of the financial services provider's stock valued at $9,072,000 after purchasing an additional 14,425 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its holdings in Great Southern Bancorp by 30.8% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 58,613 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $3,359,000 after purchasing an additional 13,799 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 98.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 18,779 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $1,076,000 after purchasing an additional 9,325 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of Great Southern Bancorp by 136.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 15,508 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $889,000 after purchasing an additional 8,954 shares during the period. 41.66% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Kevin L. Baker sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.02, for a total transaction of $300,100.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 14 shares of the company's stock, valued at $840.28. This represents a 99.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 27.60% of the company's stock.

Great Southern Bancorp Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of GSBC stock traded down $0.98 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $56.91. The company's stock had a trading volume of 27,785 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,695. The company has a market cap of $660.04 million, a PE ratio of 10.82 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $58.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.52. Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. has a 52 week low of $49.74 and a 52 week high of $68.02.

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by ($0.05). Great Southern Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.62% and a net margin of 17.40%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. will post 5.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Great Southern Bancorp Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 14th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.81%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 31st. Great Southern Bancorp's dividend payout ratio is presently 30.42%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on shares of Great Southern Bancorp from $67.00 to $64.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd.

Great Southern Bancorp Company Profile

Great Southern Bancorp, Inc operates as a bank holding company for Great Southern Bank that provides a range of financial services in the United States. Its deposit products include regular savings accounts, checking accounts, money market accounts, fixed interest rate certificates with varying maturities, certificates of deposit, brokered certificates, and individual retirement accounts.